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मोती motī, (dialec. or rustic) मोित moti[Prk. मौिƣअं; S. मौिƠकं], s.m. A pearl:—motī-pāgor pāk, s.m. A kind of sweetmeat (made of flour, curds, and sugar):—motīpironā, To string pearls; (met.) to speak eloquently;—to shed tears, to weep (thetears being compared to pearls):—motī ṭhanḍe hu`e, The pearls became (or were) cracked;—(poetic) the dawn appeared:—motī-ćūr, s.m. (lit.'powder, or particles, of pearl'), A sparkling eye; a kind of eye among pigeons;—a kind of sweetmeat (with crystallized sugar on the surface);—round link (of a gold chain, and the like);—a kind of ornamental border (to a mantle, or dhotī, etc.):—motī-ćūr-dār, adj. Having a sparkling eye;—having round links (a gold chain, etc.);—having an ornamental border (a mantle, etc.):—motī ćhednā, or motībīṅdhnā, To bore a pearl;—to bore the pearl (of, -kā), to deflower (a virgin); to violate:—motī-rām, s.m. A proper name:—motīkūṭ-kar (or kūṭ-kūṭ-kar) bharnā(-meṅ), 'To fill the eye with pounded pearls'; (the eye) to be very bright:—motī-kī-sī āb utarnā, 'The pearl-like lustre or brightness to fade or be lost;' to be disgraced:—motī-kīsīpī, 'Pearlshell'; mother of pearl:—motiyoṅ-se māṅg bharnā, To cover or stud the parting of the hair with pearls:—motiyoṅ-kāhār, A necklace of pearls.
Origin: Hindi